Chapter 259: A Difficult Choice

The soldiers of the two armies began to stare at each other from a distance, and the eyes that exuded a strong murderous intent collided together fiercely in the air, and they all wanted to subdue each other if they refused to admit defeat. Now they can't help but panic "Oh woo" A low long howl, knowing the time with their short tails between them, they fled in the wilderness!

The two armies gradually approached about 500 paces, and the sergeants with better eyesight could even clearly see each other's banners and military appearances.

The tremendous pressure made the officers and men of the two armies breathe a little fast, and the palms holding the weapons could not help but quickly ooze a layer of fine beads of sweat, and the throat joints began to agitate up and down to swallow a mouthful of nervous saliva! Suddenly, a little gray rabbit in front of the two armies seemed to be very slow to react until this time, as if it had not reacted until this time that his situation was not good, and he flew towards the west in a panic. However, suddenly, from the northern formation, there was a sudden sound of bowstring vibrating, followed by a sharp arrow piercing the void, letting out a cry of death, and the body of the little gray rabbit leaping into the air with an impartial arrow!

The little body that quickly lost its life quickly fell to the green grass under the action of the huge habit, and rolled a few times, and finally gave his life to the death. No one can be presumptuous in front of my army! not even rabbits!"

"Whew"

As if there was a tangible voice, the murderous aura of the Tiger Legion, which had already risen to the extreme, rose again, and the cold cold aura emanating from the extremely indifferent eyes seemed to no longer belong to humans, and it seemed that it could freeze any object that stood in its way into ice chips and tear it to pieces!" Hmph, if you want to give me a horse, Lao Tzu will shock you first and see who is giving whom. Qin Xiaotian snorted coldly in his heart, turned his head and glanced at Zhang Huaming beside him, with a tacit smile in his eyes.

The 'shè rabbit' just now did not happen by chance, but the rabbit that Zhang Huaming specially caught in advance, the purpose was to frustrate the opponent's spirit before the two armies negotiated, and see how long they could be arrogant.

The soldiers of the Xiyuan Empire are all dressed in iron blue sè armor on their upper bodies, and their robes are also all blue sè, with a light assault short bow in their hands, and an iron long sword under their waists.

Changing his eyes with Qin Xiaotian, Zhang Huaming gently knocked the horse's belly with his feet, and the war horse under the seat rushed out of real money, came to the two armies, and his eyes fell on a middle-aged man at the forefront of the Xiyuan Empire's army.

The middle-aged man is the guard general of the YĪN Fengguan, who is in the position of the earl of the Xiyuan Empire, who has been guarding the YĪN Fengguan for 20 years, and is a very famous general Zhao Haoxuan in all the ** teams.

It is said that this Zhao Haoxuan is a great general of the Xiyuan Empire, who is both wise and brave, able to fight and strategize, and is a rare all-round figure in civil and military affairs. When he was only twenty years old, he relied on his strength and wisdom to become the first general under the guard of the YĪN Fengguan, and before the age of 30, he replaced the old commander and became the guard of the YĪN Fengguan.

The combination of the wise and brave generals, the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Yīn Wind Pass, and the army equipped with good combat effectiveness of Jīng have created the legend of the first level of the Yīn Wind Pass in the world.

"You are Zhao Haoxuan, the general of the yīn wind gate?" Zhang Huaming looked at Zhao Haoxuan and asked in a deep voice.

When Zhao Haoxuan heard Zhang Huaming's inquiry in front of the formation, he shook the reins, and the war horse under the seat accelerated slightly, and the "gained" also came to the front of the two armies.

The commanders of the two armies confronted each other in front of the formation, and the soldiers of the two armies could not help but look curiously at the enemy general, one was mighty and elegant, wise and calm, and the other was young and burly, plain but unfathomable.

The soldiers of the two armies looked at the two powerful defenders of the two armies, and thought in their hearts that if the two armies were fighting, I am afraid it would be an extremely tragic battle.

It seems that this Zhao Haoxuan still has a real ability. Zhang Huaming said secretly in his heart.

Zhang Huaming, who looked indifferent, looked at Zhao Haoxuan, arched his hand and said, "Zhang Huaming has heard the general's name early, and he has never had the opportunity to see it, and today I can meet the general on the battlefield, and I finally have a matter on my mind."

Zhao Haoxuan stroked the three strands of long beard under his forehead, and said with a modest smile, "Zhao Haoxuan has heard of the name of King Xiaoyao for a long time, and when I saw it today, I really have good courage and good talent" Zhang Huaming smiled slightly, and said indifferently, "The general has won the award, Zhang Huaming came here today and only said one word, as long as the general is willing to return to my Xia Dynasty empire, then Zhang Huaming can guarantee the glory and wealth of the general, what does the general think?"

At this time, the soldiers of the ** team of the Xia Dynasty Emperor who heard Zhang Huaming's words held their halberds in the air together, shouting, "The Xiyuan Empire will not surrender, the Xiyuan Empire will not surrender, the Xiyuan Empire will not surrender, and the Xiyong Empire will not surrender......"

For a time, the persuasion of more than 30,000 Xia Dynasty Emperor ** soldiers was like the sky falling apart, and the sound shook the sky, and the huge sound shook the white clouds in the sky as if they were timid, and they trembled three times In the terrifying voice of the Xia Dynasty Emperor ** soldiers, Zhao Haoxuan's originally peaceful eyes suddenly emitted two terrifying rays of divine light, and his face said solemnly and loudly, "Thank you Gongzi for your kindness, Zhao Haoxuan also replied with a common saying that Gongzi's golden nest and silver nest are not as good as his own kennel." The Xia Dynasty Empire may be very good, and the glory and wealth may really be inexhaustible, but although the Xia Kingdom is good, it is not my Zhao Haoxuan's homeland, forgive Zhao Haoxuan, it is difficult to obey his fate"

At this time, a young general in front of the Xiyuan Empire's army heard Zhao Haoxuan's answer, suddenly drew his sword in his hand, and shouted loudly, "The Xiyun Empire will not surrender."

"No down, no down, no ......"

In the sound of a sharp sword coming out of the sheath, the soldiers of the Xiyuan Empire pulled out their swords together, and roared wildly In the earth-shattering roar of the soldiers of the Xiyuan army, Zhang Huaming was expressionless, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked directly at Zhao Haoxuan, who was very dignified and had the demeanor of a general, and said loudly. The reason why I, Zhang Huaming, persuaded the general to submit to my Xia Dynasty empire is actually Zhang Huaming's heartfelt words, and it is also because the general is iron-clad, wise and brave, and should not be overused, but only stick to this yīn wind pass, which is known as the first pass in the world, but to gallop on the battlefield and fight in all directions, so that the general can make the best of the ravines and create immortal achievements. However, everyone has their own ambitions, and since the general is unwilling to surrender, I, Zhang Huaming, am not reluctant. It's just that after conquering the Yīn Wind Pass, I hope the general will think twice. ”

"Hmph, Your Excellency is young, but his tone is not small, and he really doesn't know how thick the sky is. Before Zhao Haoxuan could answer, the young general next to him had already sneered and sneered with disdain.

"How high the sky is, how thick the ground is, I Zhang Huaming don't know. As for the small tone, I'll see later. But what kind of bird are you, the two armies are facing each other, and the main general has not yet spoken, do you have the right to speak?" Zhang Huaming's eyes froze, and he snorted coldly, and a divine sense probed over, hitting the soul of the young general.

Suddenly, the young general's face turned pale and his body stiffened, and he fell from his horse to the ground with a thud and a dull thud.

The soldiers of the Xiyun Empire couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw their vanguard officer suddenly fall from their horses with an upside-down onion, and their life and death were unknown, and they were in an uproar. At that moment, no one knew why the vanguard officer had suddenly fallen from his horse on his own.

Zhao Haoxuan, who has always been calm and spicy, saw this incredible and strange scene, and his heart was shocked, and he pretended to be calm and said to the soldiers around him in a deep voice, "Lu Xianxian's affairs are overworked, so that he went crazy before the battle, his loyalty can show the heaven and the earth, the sun and the moon are really a model for the soldiers of my Xiyong Empire to emulate, come here, take him down to cultivate well." ”

As soon as the words fell, five or six soldiers hurriedly dismounted and carried Lu Xianxian, who had fallen to the ground and did not know who was on the ground, back to the army.

With Zhao Haoxuan's words, the soldiers of the Xiyuan Emperor's ** team who were originally sāoluàn immediately believed it, and Sāoluàn quickly regained his composure, and even had a little awe for the Lu pioneer in his heart.

Zhang Huaming looked at Zhao Haoxuan, who could break the siege in front of the battle and pacify him with just a few words, and had to sigh in his heart, this Zhao Haoxuan is indeed a character, if he can take him for his own use, he will definitely be able to become his right-hand man.

Zhang Huaming did not debunk Zhao Haoxuan's lies, because he knew that even if he debunked it, it would be useless, his mouth was on Zhao Haoxuan's head, and he could say anything, not to mention that he deliberately knocked the vanguard officer unconscious just now, the purpose was to loosen the vigilant mind of the ironclad Xiyun Emperor's ** team, and now it seems that this trick has succeeded.

So Zhang Huaming said again: "I heard that the general specially invited me and others to come here today to discuss the matter of captivity, I don't know what conditions the general is going to take to exchange for the 300,000 sons of your Xiyuan Empire." When he said this, Zhang Huaming deliberately swept the soldiers of the Xiyuan Emperor's ** team, and his divine consciousness instantly spread, making each of them think that they were looking at them, and let them figure out the meaning of what they said.

These 300,000 captives are the first great shame in the life of the Xiyong Empire, Zhang Huaming raised this matter in front of everyone's eyes, which immediately made the soldiers of the Xiyuan Empire feel red-faced, full of righteous indignation, and stared at Zhang Huaming menacingly, as if they wanted to devour the culprit who brought great shame to the Xiyong Empire.

"Gongzi is quick to speak, Ben Jiang will not drag mud and water, Ben Jiang is now the plenipotentiary to negotiate with your country on the matter of exchanging 300,000 prisoners with your country, what conditions does your country have, although it is proposed, we can negotiate it again. Zhao Haoxuan seemed to have seen through Zhang Huaming's little tricks, and said to himself unmoved.

"Is it true that any condition can be mentioned casually?" Zhang Huaming squinted at Zhao Haoxuan.

"Childe is mighty all over the world, and it is expected that he should understand the meaning of this general, and he will not make a price all over the sky. Zhao Haoxuan smiled and said.

"Well, since you have said so, then the king will not make an offer casually. You want to ransom 300,000 prisoners, no problem, the conditions are very simple, as long as the Xiyuan Empire compensates one million stone of grain, second, you Zhao Haoxuan will return to the Xia Dynasty Empire. Zhang Huaming simply pointed his finger at Zhao Haoxuan, and said calmly.

Crash

When the soldiers of the Xia Dynasty Empire and the Xiyuan Empire heard Zhang Huaming's words, they couldn't help but be taken aback, and there was an uproar in all directions, setting off a shocking storm. No one expected that Zhang Huaming's condition of exchanging Jiāo for 300,000 prisoners would be so simple and tricky.

They all originally thought that Zhang Huaming would put forward the condition that Zhao Haoxuan would sacrifice Yīn Fengguan. Neither the soldiers of the Xiyuan Empire nor Zhao Haoxuan would agree to this. Therefore, they have long been ready for a debate with Zhang Huaming.

It's just that they thought about it a lot, but they never expected that after Zhang Huaming's previous persuasion failed, he put forward the condition of letting Zhao Haoxuan return to Shun as a jiāo in exchange for 300,000 prisoners.

Whether a general jiāo for 300,000 captives is considered an equivalent jiāo exchange, no one knows, but at least one thing is certain, there are few people in this world whose life value is equal to that of 300,000 people. Therefore, once Zhao Haoxuan, the general, nodded and agreed, no matter whether he lived or died, it would be enough to stay in history and live for a hundred years.

This is a tangled choice, especially for Zhao Haoxuan, who has always been loyal to the Xiyuan Empire, it is tantamount to a difficult choice of whether to cut off his left hand or his right hand.

Choosing to return to the Xia Dynasty Empire, 300,000 soldiers were able to return safely, but their lives would inevitably become slaves of the Xia Dynasty Empire, and they might even become a member of the Xiyuan Empire at some time in the future. This is something Zhao Haoxuan never wants to see.

However, if he did not agree to return to the Xia Dynasty Empire, the lives of the 300,000 captive soldiers would be in unprecedented danger, and he, the defender of a city, would likely be attacked by the people of the whole country, saying that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, hypocritical benevolence and righteousness, and would spend his whole life in infamy.

How to choose, all of a sudden, became the most headache for the soldiers of the Xiyuan Empire, the soldiers behind him looked at the calm and elegant figure with complicated and inexplicable eyes, hoping that Zhao Haoxuan could agree to Zhang Huaming's conditions, but also hoped that he would open his mouth to refuse.